Hard Coatings

The North Dakota State University Hard Coatings effort is a focused group of individuals actively developing technology solutions for wear/corrosion problems defined with our partners. Comprised of NDSU scientists with private sector experience, the Hard Coatings team evaluates materials and processes in terms of performance, manufacturability, reliability and cost. Each project begins with a thorough review of the literature (i.e., patent and open) to establish background understanding of two items: